AFAIK, RH doesn't use the hosts file at all to set IP address.
The address "setters" are in etc/init.d/network. You can configure your IP address from the command line using ifconfig. This might require 15 minutes (actually 1 or 2 but most ISPs don't charge by the minute) of tech time on your ISP side, because without net access to the box you won't be able to SSH.
John
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:03:39 -0500, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ind.com> wrote:
This may be slightly off topic but I'm sure others on the list can relate.
I'm working on getting a prod system up as a co-location at an ISP. They've assigned an IP address but the IP is not working (i.e. ping ipaddress returns timeout).
Now they are saying that the network card is misconfigured on the server but I'm fairly certain that RedHat reads from the /etc/hosts file to determine IP to respond to.
Am I correct or missing some significant step in configuring the server?
Thanks -Dave
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